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daddymortfest · 11 months
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Daddymort MasterList 2023
Here are the submissions that made it for the Daddymort fest this year! I had so much fun plotting and chatting with you all. Hopefully we will see you all next year <3
In no particular order....
Mary Magdalene
vash (hanamichi)
For youknowmevj.
Based on a prompt for the Daddymort fest: when Harry tries to destroy four of Voldemort's seven Horcruxes they turn into babies instead and latch on to Harry like ducklings. or: SCANDAL! Young Mother Of Four Claims Dark Lord Hasn't Been Paying Child Support
How I Met Your Mother
apocalypseWallflower
These are all the times that Harry Potter met Voldemort but hated him, and the time they fell in love. OR Set to the backdrop of someone who has never seen nor interacted with the show/or otherwise “How I Met Your Mother” but still took very light inspiration from the memes.
For a War Drum
Saeva
Get some Pull up the ladder when the flood comes Throw enough rope until the legs have swung Seven new ways that you can eat your young Come and get some Skinning the children for a war drum Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns It's quicker and easier to eat your young - 'Eat Your Young', Hozier Discovering that Harry Potter has been left to the pitilessness of the Muggle world and its hate for magic, Voldemort decides there might be another way to deny Albus Dumbledore his child weapon. After all, killing the boy would be such a waste of powerful potential.
what he truly wanted
acydpop
For greenmegsnoham.
When Voldemort adopted Harry, he was given everything he could ever want or need, so imagine Harry's surprise when his adopted father kept him from dating. After his 7th date running out of the manor crying, Harry confronted his father. The confrontation became heated in more ways than one. ;)
(You) Set Me Aflame
rgemma
For greenmegsnoham.
When snakes emerge from brumation, they mate. Parselmouths are much the same.
His Brave Boy
LiquidLuckandStuff
Harry should have died when Voldemort came to his house all those years ago. He should have died under his relatives care, but now there was a voice in his head guiding him and teaching him. Sometimes, he even gets bedtime stores about heroes who befriend giant snakes and save the things they care about the most. Harry loves his father until he is forced to forget him for their own safety. Now, years later when he should have died by Lord Voldemort's hand yet again, Harry sees the broken form of the horcrux at Kings Cross station and remembers. ______ Scarcrux raises Harry. Hurt/comfort and a happy ending as promised.
He Will Slay You with His Tongue
evaleon70
Prompt fill for Daddymort Fest 2023: "Harry distracts Voldemort (without thinking) by calling him "Daddy" in the middle of the battle in Parseltounge. It works and Voldemort loses his mind. People ask him what he said but he is too ashamed to admit it, only that "hey it worked." Harry's comments keep getting filthier and filthier when they fight until Voldemort can't take it anymore."
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liquidluckandstuff · 11 months
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(Witch hunters torture Harry, Voldemort adopts Harry)
(Also this grew legs and i really just wanna write write this now? you know?)
Witch hunters were real.
They've hidden themselves well in the "real world" as they like to call it, though they have a healthy fear of wizards. They have long since abandoned any notion of eradicating the world of witches and wizards and have since focused their efforts to isolated cases.
Young muggle born children with wild magic who's parents think they are possessed, or children who are too disruptive for their parents to handle.
Used to be the hunters had "morals" but now they will take the money where it comes.
Thats how Vernon found them. For a large price, they promised to save his nephew from the corruption of magic. He knew better. Those who were saved by them never returned the same and that is what he was hoping for.
Harry wasn't a child anymore, but that didn't mean they weren't up to the case.
Vernon paid them extra to steal him away in the night. Cuffs with strange markings were locked on his wrists and upper arms that prevented him from accessing most of his magic, so he was helpless against them.
It was simple. They tortured him.
They beat him. Starved him. Locked him in a cell so small he couldn't even sit down. Harry was introduced to shock therapy and every time his magic reacted to defend him on instinct, they would shock him again until he was too tired physically, magically, and mentally to fight back.
They thought they had won, even Harry thought so for a time. Until deep into one of their whipping sessions, Harry started hallucinating Voldemort.
It had to be a hallucination, because he had never seen such a look of shock on the man's face before.
or fear.
The man did nothing to help him, just stared openly as Harry was whipped until blood ran down his back and he was begging for them to stop and asking for forgiveness for being such a burden to his relatives.
They called him their greatest success yet.
Harry went back to his relatives with deep burns from the cuffs on his arms and his cupboard now covered in the same strange markings that had bound his magic. The only magic Harry cast was hiding his new markings.
Living was torture.
Breathing was a chore.
Harry was too terrified to fight back when his relatives demanded more and more from him.
But his instincts never really died, that saving people thing of his.
He saved Dudley by casting magic and now he was in the second bedroom (his aunt was too scared that someone was watching them) clawing at his arms waiting for the punishment.
The order came to rescue him and soon he was standing in front of the ministry pleading his case to deaf ears until Dumbledore came to save him.
Why didn't he save him from the witch hunters?
Harry said nothing. He didn't talk about what really happened to him over the summer. Either they would call him a liar, call him weak for letting a muggle get the best of him, or at worse... they already knew and didn't care.
Then, the strangest thing happened.
Harry got a letter in the mail with nothing but a muggle newspaper clipping of an old reform school being burned to the ground with everyone inside. Harry recognized some of the victims. Why would someone do that?
Who knew what happened to him?
Who would do that for him?
Then, he was informed that his his last remaining relatives all perished in a house fire. Nothing of their bodies or home was left. Harry didn't even have to attend a funeral for them since there was no one liked them enough to organize one, and there was nothing to bury.
Harry knew who did it of course, but couldn't figure out why.
The question came of who would take care of the boy-who-lived.
The Weasleys eagerly put forth their name and so did the Malfoys hoping to impress their master.
But a third option appeared. A strangely familiar man , Thomas Gaunt, had proved his magical power, a long distance connection to the Potters, and enough money for the two of them to live modestly.
Of Course, Harry instantly knew it was Voldemort.
Harry was asked his opinion. "I love the Weasleys, and would like nothing more than to go live with them. I always begged to spend the summers with them, but have been denied due to my safety. And i'm giving that same reason now. They are not equipped to protect me for an entire summer. i would only be putting their family at risk. I know you don't believe Voldemort is back minister, but I do. Which is also why I refuse to go with the Malfoy's. I choose Thomas Gaunt."
The Weasleys were upset, clearly thinking Harry was put under some spell. But Harry, somewhat spitefully, reminded them that they had refused to take him in even when he begged again and again. They had a family to look after. To love and protect. And Harry was alone in the world.
Thomas Gaunt, Voldemort, took him away to a little house that surprised Harry with how comfortable it looked.
Before Harry even put his bags down, before he even began to delude himself that he wasn't about to die by Voldemort's hand, the dark lord took Harry's arms to look at his new scars.
He led him into the kitchen where he treated his wounds, and put new wrappings over them. Then, to Harry's shock, he removed glamour on his own arms and showed harry his matching scars.
"Never again." Was all he said.
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Voldemort said he had no expectations for him. Which stung a little. Harry had done so much to be so much so someone would want to take care of him. until it was too late, and now he was here with Voldemort.
But then, Voldemort corrected himself. He had no expectations of Harry, other than to take care of himself and do well in school. He ensured Harry completed his homework and it was done right.
He even taught Harry how to duel. Not in front of jeering death Eaters, but one on one and with patience. Harry flourished instantly and Voldemort even taught him more defensive spells.
Harry was waiting for the other shoe to drop so to speak.
Why was he being treated with kindness? he didn't know what to do with it when he didn't have to put on a brave face to practically beg for someone to love and take care of him.
He knew Voldemort didn't or couldn't love, nor did he care about him. So why?
Their relationship was... something. They didn't argue, Harry found it easy to do as he was told since Voldemort never made him do anything unreasonable.
Then, it was time to go to school.
Thomas Gaunt saw him off at platform 9 3/4 and Harry had never felt so awkward in his life. What was he supposed to do here?
He saw the Weasleys and the Order across the train station with both worried and relieved looks on their faces.
Thomas pulled him aside and said "I don't expect you to not preach about Voldemort's return, but I do expect you to keep my identity a secret is that understood?"
"Yes, Sir."
"And I expect you to keep your grades up. It's your O.W.L year after all..."
"Yes, Sir."
"And you will write to me every week."
"Sir?"
"We will keep up this pretense... and I want to make sure you are safe. I have never trusted the ministry and I do less so now."
"Oh.... " Harry looked over and the order seemed to be getting impatient.
"and Harry... Have fun."
"Oh." Harry said with surprised and found himself smiling softly.
Suddenly, he didn't want to go to Howarts. He wanted to go back to their little home where he was safe and comfortable and it was a little awkward, but he had no expectations or worries of the real world.
Maybe that was Voldemort's plan all along.
"If you would indulge me... " Thomas smirked, his eyes looking over to the impatient order. "While i would love to kill most of them, I wouldn't mind settling for pissing them off a little." He opened his arms slightly and Harry found himself find a piece of himself he didn't knew he was missing.
Everyone else got to hug their parents goodbye before they set off for school, and now he finally got to do the same.
Harry hugged him tightly. He buried his face in his shoulder and he had never felt more complete in his life.
"Have a good term. You are welcome to come home for the holidays if you wish."
Home.
He had a home. He had a family? At least someone who cared about him. About just Harry.
Even if it was pretend, it was better than he had ever experienced in his life.
As he pulled away and walked toward his friends, he held his head high and had a happy smile on his face. He couldn't wait to go home.
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aurlieanbeloved · 3 days
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I want to be explicitly clear, I don't like jkr, I fucking hate her. And this is not a safe space for terfs, and If you don't understand what I say when I say that, you have bigger problems. The amount of laws right now in the UK that are part of quite literally making it illegal to be trans and basically fucked over trans Youth and trans adults , that JKR very publicly supports , and has caused so much harm to actual people both gay and trans with the shit she says (she has compared trans women to being men in dresses, and trans men to being poor brainwashed autistic women (and that's just fucking insulting cause that also implies that she thinks that all autistic people can't make their own medical decisions ethier) and while we're at it let's talk about how she publicly announced Dumbledore is gay, and then decided in the movies (i believe this is during fimling fantastic beast) that no actually he's straight, or the incident where she compared being a wear wolf to having aids while talking about Remus. Jkr is actually a fucking terf, and I love that whenever people bring it up she loses her shit. So no this bolg isn't for you I'f you even remotely like her. I make fics for the girls and the gays and that's it.
Anyway do your own research if you don't believe me, she did write a very funny self insert fic of herself where she acts like " woe is me and Draco malfoy called me a terf and thats a slur" on Twitter (might have to scroll a bit, this was like around the beginning of the pandemic i belive)
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sofiadragon · 3 months
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Chapters: 12/? Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Harry Potter & Severus Snape, Lily Evans Potter/Severus Snape (unrequited), Severus Snape/Original Female Character(s) Characters: Severus Snape, Narcissa Black Malfoy, Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Hogwarts Staff, Prince Family (Harry Potter) Additional Tags: Severitus | Severus Snape is Harry Potter's Parent, Time Shenanigans, Dark Magic, Worldbuilding, Wizarding World (Harry Potter), Wizarding Culture (Harry Potter), Post-Voldemort's Halloween 1981 Attack on the Potter Family (Harry Potter), Pre-Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Horcrux Hunting, Pureblood Culture (Harry Potter), Custody Arrangements, Blood Adoption (Harry Potter), Demisexual Severus Snape, Protective Severus Snape, Severus Snape Adopts Harry Potter, Severus Snape remembers he Has a Heart, NaNoWriMo 2023, Discussion of failed pregnancies and miscarriages, Potioneer Severus Snape, there's more to Magical Britain than Hogwarts and Diagon Alley, Stillbirth (mentioned), no beta we die like lily evans, paganism (Harry Potter), Manipulative Albus Dumbledore, No Albus Dumbledore Bashing Summary:
Severus Snape doesn't think Albus' plan to martyr Potter will work out and knows nothing of the secret setup to give Harry a chance to live through the killing curse a second time. He decides that what they really needed was to start hunting the Horcruxes years ago instead of waiting for children to do it for them. He sends back his private notes and everything needed to brew a potion to strip off the spells that are restricting his behavior. He expects that his younger self will receive the information in 1992 at best.
On the Summer Solstice, 1985, a listless Severus Snape is surprised by a generous and lucrative gift from his future self.
Featuring: Reluctant schemer turned proud parent. A secret adoption. Narcissa Malfoy and most of the Hogwarts staff trying to get Snape married. Lord Prince decides that a half-blood grandson is better than no grandson, provided he's invented something impressive enough to make up for it. Snape moonlighting as an undercover pedo-catcher to keep his spy skills sharp. The Hogwarts Staff Room betting pool.
This Chapter: Making Pasta with the Weasleys
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something-rotten · 30 days
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Harry had always known his parents were a special kind of weird.
After Lord Voldemort temporarily dies at the hand of the boy he went out to kill, an old acquaintance of his picks them both up and puts him back together. Little Harry finds himself with very strange parents indeed, but it’s fine. He doesn’t mind.
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realitybitesyouknowit · 8 months
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Chapters: 66/66 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Harry Potter/Fred Weasley/George Weasley Characters: Harry Potter, Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Severus Snape, Arthur Weasley Additional Tags: Dark Lord Dumbledore, Not So Evil Voldemort (Harry Potter), Riddle gets his sanity back, Time Travel, Dumbledore Bashing, Ron Weasley Bashing, Hermione Granger Bashing, Ginny Weasley Bashing, Molly Weasley Bashing, James Potter Bashing Summary:
When Voldemort hits Harry with the AK in the forest, they both end up at Kings Cross, and instead of Dumbledore waiting for them, they find themselves faced with Death himself. And Death is not happy.
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shaddowsong · 1 year
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Blood of the Father (Balm to my Soul)
My new story is now up on AO3. You can find it here.
I was inspired by @ellorypurebloodculture 's stories Bone of the Father (Blood of the Enemy) and all by all and deep by deep (little by little reaped their grief)
Here's a small preview:
Tom Marvolo Riddle, High Heir of the Just and Most Olde House of Slytherin, walked through the bustling village of Godric’s Hollow with the hood of his cloak pulled low over his face. No one noticed him. The wind was bone rattling and Tom wondered if there was some magic to it as it seemed to cut straight through not only his cloak but his warming charms as well. It was Samhain after all, who knew which ancestors were dancing through the night in a place older than Avalon itself. 
Mrs. Cole had been the first person to call him unnaturally cold and unfeeling, but certainly not the last. Her solution was extra prayers and extra discipline. Dumbledore, the fool, had shown fear and acted much the same way–taking away his things, treating him harshly and with more suspicion, denying him opportunities and encouraging others to do so in an attempt to smother whatever was dark and dangerous in him. 
Everyone seemed to forget which House he was Heir to. He was descended from the second son of Chaos himself. One of his ancestors long, long ago was a Dark Naga. He had the weight of an entire Oligarchy’s Family Magicks and Responsibilities on his shoulders. Above and beyond that, his Family Attribute was Just. Justice could not be swayed by emotion. At times, it was cold and brisk, and other times it was a seering inferno.  
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Voldemort: Knock kno-ock!
Harry: *opens the door*
Voldemort: I’ve come to kill your family.
Harry: …take me with you.
Voldemort: That was already the plan, get your things.
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myra-mcqueen · 2 years
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Fanfiction: In Somnis Veritas 
Finally complete! 
When 11 year old Harry Potter arrives at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, there is something very familiar about the dour Potions Master sitting at the teacher's table. Where has Harry seen him before, and what does it mean?
AU, Severitus.
Wattpad, AO3, Fanfiction.net and Quotev @myramcqueen
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Independent extras are included in the physical book(doujinshi
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…wAiT!!
Bruce Wayne went to Hogwarts!!!!!!!!
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liquidluckandstuff · 6 months
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Ok but speaking of that dadmort post... how would Voldemort make Harry go back to bed?
A couple of ways 👀 a younger harry would be totally over the shoulder with him kicking and screaming and Voldemort just tired walking his ass back to bed.
Or an older Harry would just be levitated upside down w his hands behind his back. Old man Voldemort would still be tired and yawning and letting Harry scream and curse at him but never once stopping his tired ass walk. Just "uh huh. Sure, Harry whatever you say. We can talk about it in the morning."
Either way, he would be tucked in (held down magically because Harry would still be fighting sleep/trying to escape) and told a bedtime story that Harry didn't realize was a bedtime story because he wouldn't know how to accept one. He was never read one before so of course the whole process would feel strange and awkward to him.
Someone holding up a book and reading a childrens story to him? he would be thinking "what am i supposed to do. How am i supposed to sit? Where am i supposed to put my hands? am i supposed to keep my eyes open" and having all these ... not sure how to behave thoughts that he wouldn't be able to enjoy the story.
Really, the whole process would happen again and again.
Partly because Harry is just terrified to be there and is too scared to sleep in a place that isn't ... well anywhere (when was the last time he truly felt safe?)
it takes MONTHs before Harry is finally able LET Voldemort lead him back to bed and tuck him in (no spells needed to keep him there). Maybe he feels safe? Maybe he just trusts the routine of it all.
Until finally Voldemort says "you know, you don't have to try to run away to get a bedtime story. I can just GIVE you a bedtime story."
And Harry gets all embarrassed and "What are you talking about? I don't need a bedtime story those are for children!"
But before he goes to bed that night he goes to find Voldemort and shyly asks him if he would walk him to bed (at a normal fucking hour mind you) and then asks if Voldemort would tell him another story (Its just a story not a BEDtime story we don't need labels thank you).
Voldemort who hasn't gotten a normal's night sleep this whole time feels immensely successful. More successful than that time he branded his first death eater.
Maybe being a dad isn't so bad after all.
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dramioneasks · 5 months
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Top 10 Most “Kudos-ed” (Completed) Fics on AO3 of 2023:
Damaged Goods by slytherin_after_dark - E, 50 chapters, Words: 150,499 - Hermione, now in her mid-20s, is back at Hogwarts to pursue higher education. Trying to forget the trauma carved into her by the war, she spends one lust-filled night with a certain pureblood. But that night will have consequences. While her personal life unravels, a string of mysterious murders forces her to work together with Draco Malfoy, who himself seems to carry many secrets. "He scared her. Not because he wielded killing curses like they were nothing, but because he seemed to understand her in a way that even she didn’t. The more she let him in, the more power he had to destroy her." Come for the smut, stay for the plot. Read if you like: - Murder mystery - Dark Arts - Hurt/ Comfort - Hermione and Draco both deal with PTSD - Angst, so much angst
In These Silent Days by HeyJude19 - E, 14 chapters, Words: 67,209 -Hermione is familiar with fighting: for respect, for attention, for justice. She’s even made a career of it; working on behalf of creatures and beings. But her battle against the Ministry’s marriage law is one she loses. Badly. And now, she has to contend with not only public derision and patriarchal politics, but her growing feelings for her government-mandated spouse.
The Silver Envelope by sinflower81 - E, 70 chapters, Words: 192,647 - “Tell me again to release you, Granger. Tell me again that you just want to be friends.” It’s been five years since Draco last spoke to Granger. Things are different now, and though earning her trust will be a challenge, he can’t seem to keep himself away. Hermione has been busy advocating for elves around the world, but when her breakup with Ron turns her life upside-down, she knows there’s only one person who can help her. Alternating POVs between Hermione and Draco. Slow burn, eventual smut, light dom/sub. Diverges from canon after Voldemort's defeat.
In Silence & Submission by gillianeliza - E, 29 chapters, Words: 69,694 - 10 years after the war everything has changed. Enemies turned into friends and lovers. Fear turned into hope. Pain into joy. Everyone has moved on except for Hermione Granger. Nestled within her friend group, now made up of not just Harry and Ginny, but also Theodore Nott, Pansy Parkinson, Blaise Zabini and of course Draco Malfoy, she was content to allow the trauma of her past to haunt her. More than just content - it was what she felt she deserved - until one evening Draco Malfoy decided enough was enough. This is a low stakes, split POV fic that deals heavily with life AFTER the Battle of Hogwarts. You will find the POV of either Hermione or Draco stated in bold italics, in the middle whenever it shifts. Please read all tags as this work deals with BDSM, kink, trauma recovery, & suicidal ideation.
A Game of High Stakes by In_Dreams - E, 51 chapters, Words: 263,110 - In theory, the task is simple: kill Draco Malfoy. In practice, putting a curse through the Dark Lord's favoured lieutenant will take everything Hermione has―especially since he's trying to kill her, too. Even more so when the lines between them start to blur. Sometimes, the only way out is through.
Hogwarts: A History (Hermione's Version) by Lizzie_carlile - M, 38 chapters, Words: 141,828 - Lord Voldemort has been defeated, and the children of the Wizarding War are thriving. When the heir to the Most Ancient and Noble House of Black is adopted and takes her place in the family with her loving fathers, a new trio is formed. With her best friend and her brother by her side, Hermione Black is thrust into a world that she never knew existed. Will whispers from the past threaten to destroy the world she knows? Or will love once again conquer all? Another take of the Nice Things AU. What would happen if Draco asked Hermione to the Yule Ball before Ron Weasley had a chance to?
Teach Me How to Forget by scullymurphy - E, 20 chapters, Words: 109,646 - Hermione Granger is 27 years old when her life falls apart. Cheated-on, flatless, fed up with her job, she decides to change one thing she can--take a class and try for some career advancement. But change is never easy, especially when an old enemy is the catalyst. And the class instructor. "Just as the minute hand clicked over to the hour, the doorknob twisted and a figure slipped into the room. He was tall, a bit windblown. Hermione had a general impression of crisp cuffs and polished leather, and then a more specific one of the most beautiful grey coat—highlighting his shoulders and eyes, skimming to just the right place on his knife creased trousers. His movements were precise and confident. He was wearing the softest-looking gloves. He was not Professor Belinda Rowle. He was Draco bloody Malfoy."
The Order of Serpents by bl_crtz - E, 44 chapters, Words: 193,506 - During the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry Potter walked into the forbidden forest, died, and walked out with crimson eyes as the new vessel of the Dark Lord. Since then, Hermione Granger served as an elite member of the True Order, isolating herself from other Order members and going on missions alone, not only haunted by the loss of her best friend, Harry, but Ron who had run away after the battle. Three and a half years later, Draco Malfoy shows up with his two year old son on the Order’s doorstep seeking to switch sides. Together, Draco and Hermione are forced to deal with not only each other, but their own past and confront who they’ve become because of the war.
The Contender by rubykrishna - E, 9 chapters, Words: 58,875 - Hermione stopped walking. Her eyes scanned back up the roster until they found the name that she initially mistook for a typo. Draco Malfoy….Beater. She could comprehend the words, the name and the meaning. She understood that his name being on the roster meant he was the starting Beater for England’s national team, but for whatever reason, when her eyes ran over the black ink, her brain could not articulate any emotions or reaction. 
Sincerely Yours by LovesBitca8 - E, 10 chapters, Words: 40,759 - A smile tickled the corners of Hermione’s mouth as she clicked Send. She listened to the whoosh of the message and then turned off her computer. When the ping! had come in, she’d had one foot half-out the door of her flat. She’d dropped her coat and darted for her computer desk, a wide grin blossoming at her inbox. You’ve Got Mail.
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bythepen98 · 8 months
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Doodles || Tomarry || Childhood friends/Growing Up Together au
(Ignore the not-so-time-period-accurate outfits)
Think of this as a timetravel au where Harry accidentally gets sent back to the past in Wool's orphanage at a young enough age where he barely notices the changes caused by the time displacement and thus grows up nonethewiser to his destiny as the Chosen One. Even when, objectively, his life at the orphanage could be considered worse considering the growing lack of food, his environment's state of decay and overall unrest happening outside the orphanage's walls, something about his situation felt right(?).
He'd always felt disconnected and out of place based on the few memories he still had from living with the Dursleys but now, it felt like he was home in a way. Like something finally clicked in his brain, his soul.
His instant connection to Tom helped cement that fact. It wasn't easy at first because the pull they felt when they first met was so strong that it scared Harry shtless and Tom, already half-full of resentment by this point, was horrified feeling anything to anyone that wasn't disgust. In the end, it didn't take long for them to meet halfway since they were still children and curiosity at the connection lured them in like candy; Harry wanted a special friend of his own and Tom convinced himself that Harry was worth his time because there was no way anyone ordinary could elicit such a soul deep response from him.
Tom has a mean streak and is more bloodthirsty than his charming facade would show but is honest about it with Harry. Although he doesn't have much to his name, Tom is serious about his self-imposed role as Harry's provider, giving him gifts (from the money he steals) during his birthdays and keeping him as warm and well fed as possible (by bullying the other kids into surrendering their share).
Sometimes, Tom....worries.....that his methods would eventually drive Harry - who has such an inherent goodness in him, so often kind to people who don't deserve it - away but what he fails to understand is that Harry's love and loyalty to the first friend he's ever made trumps any kindness he has for others. He'll never like needless violence and won't react if he was being targeted but all bets are off if he even a catches a whiff of plots against Tom. If he has to help hide a body or two in the future so that they won't be separated by something as inconvenient as jail or the law, then that's nobody's business but his own.
P.S. This Harry will probably go to Hufflepuff instead of Slytherin like in other fics. It just feels right. Probably should've drawn him wearing a yellow tie but only just got the idea as I'm typing this. Tom would rather eat slugs than go to the Hufflepuff common room but he's more than willing to entertain Harry at the Slytherin common room at every available chance. They have their own seat there and everything.
P.P.S. They also co adopt a tiny(??) baby snake when they realize they can both speak parseltongue and bring him along to hogwarts. Imagine being parents at the big old age of 10 to a possibly magical snake that may or may not grow past nagini-level size.
P.P.P.S. Future power couple in the making. Didn't think that far ahead whether I wanted Tom to go the political route or Dark Lord Voldemort style minus the horcruxes. Don't ask for me the details, just know that with Harry's help, Tom finds a way to prolong their lives without the consequences that come with using horcruxes. They may or may not discover that Harry is in fact a horcrux of Tom already but will never get the answer as to how it happened. Harry worries but Tom just chocks it up as the universe's way of paying him back for his shtty pre-Harry childhood. Ironically the type to believe in soulmates and destiny while Harry is a bit more skeptical on that front.
Alternatively, they could also decide not to do anything too significant -politically- at all and instead retire to the country side while doing research on as many branches of magic as they can. A bit laughable because of Tom's world altering ambitions and Harry's indulgent, enabling behavior but at the same time, anything's possible.
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Harry: What do you call kidnapping an orphan??
Voldemort: I have no idea, but I’m sure you’ll tell me
Harry: A surprise adoption!
Voldemort: I swear if you’re holding a child behind your back-
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